In COVID times, ‘Annapurna’ provides succour
The Hindu
About 75,000 to 80,000 people are having lunch and dinner at 245 centres across the city
A few dozen people stand outside the Annapurna Centre near Pillar No 140 of PVNR Expressway and tuck into the simple food being distributed free by the civic organisation. Two workers going on a two-wheeler with a UPVC window stop and and pick up a plate of food and join the others. If the Annapurna Centres are considered the bellwether of economic and social distress, Hyderabad is faring way better than the earlier lockdown. “About 75,000 to 80,000 people are having food at the 245 Annapurna Centres across the city that includes lunch and dinner. The food is being distributed free from May 18,” said an official involved with the free food scheme that has become a lifeline for thousands in the city during economic distress.More Related News
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